These scammers are likely trying to raise the value of the stock in what’s called a “pump and dump” - raising the value so they can pull out their investments at a peak price.
The message, which often recommends people to invest in Avra Inc., claims that the stock will double or triple in a few days. Scammers have been promoting and recommending stocks to WhatsApp users. This scam is just another way to steal your information, which is much more insidious than giving you false hope. These scams come in a number of different languages as well, putting a large demographic at risk.
Sign up for free to Action Fraud Alert to receive direct, verified, accurate information about scams and fraud in your area by email, recorded voice and text message.Source: There’s a scam out there that ask you to fill out survey for a $500 Starbucks gift card, alleging that it’s sponsored by Starbucks.Ī similar scam exists for McDonald’s, IKEA, H&M, KFC, 7-Eleven, and Zara, as well as a number of other big companies. If you have clicked on one of the links, run antivirus software to ensure your device has not been infected with malware. If you receive one of these emails or text messages, do not click on any links. Last year users were being tricked into downloading a fake 'gold' version of WhatsApp which infected Android devices with malware. We have been getting an increasing number of reports about them over the past couple of /azQwIo80f8įraudsters have realised that this is a clever way to dupe people and earlier this month we warned people about the same style of WhatsApp subscription message being sent by /azQwIo80f8 The emails claim your “subscription will be ending soon” and are after your banking information. Whilst late adopters of the service might look at the email below and simply brush it off, long term users will remember paying and could quite easily think the app has gone back to its subscription model and get caught out. That means since 2016, the service has been free for every user. In 2016, this was scrapped by Facebook who took over running of the company after buying it for £11.4bn. Long term users of WhatsApp will remember paying a 0.99p annual fee to use the messaging service.
Fraudsters are sending out messages claiming to be from WhatsApp in order to steal banking and personal information.
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